disdiadochokinesia

disdiadochokinesia

(dis-di?a-do?ko-ki-ne'ze-a) [L. dis, apart, + Gr. diadochos, succeeding, + kinesis, movement]

The inability to make finely coordinated antagonistic movements, as when quickly supinating and pronating the hand.

See: diadochokinesia

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